Ashwin Somasundaram
Medical Oncology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Ashwin Somasundaram is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1356784763, issued on Apr 16, 2013. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashwin Somasundaram
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 2021-02889 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 692-4700
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211115001943); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashwin Somasundaram in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
477 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl68 claims
- Dexamethasone64 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate64 claims
- Mirtazapine39 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium29 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $114.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashwin Somasundaram among 265 medical oncology physician records in Pennsylvania
Ashwin Somasundaram is one of 265 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2002 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ashwin Somasundaram's NPI number?
Ashwin Somasundaram's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356784763, issued on Apr 16, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashwin Somasundaram located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 692-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashwin Somasundaram's license?
Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ashwin Somasundaram prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashwin Somasundaram had 477 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.